By Andrea Arens Another solid win over the Lisle Lions, 42-10, secured the Peotone Blue Devils a playoff spot again. They’re 5-3 on the season and play their last game of the regular season at home against the Herscher Tigers, who are 4-4 and 3-3 in the conference. Quarterback Ruben Velasco had 2 carries and […]
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Looking Back
By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: October 17, 1974 And the newspaper was even around to stop rumors… “Dr. Echevarria to Continue Serving Manteno” “In the past few days, the rumor has somehow arisen that Dr. Echevarria was considering leaving the community. The News has checked with the doctor and learned there is absolutely no […]
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Will County Looking for Way to Make Wilmington Road Safer
By Karen Haave Will County transportation officials continue to search for ways to make Peotone-Wilmington Road safer. A recent pair of horrific accidents aside, the heavily trafficked highway has been tagged for a slew of safety concerns, leading to a second round of meetings seeking public input for ways to fix it. The first took […]
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Cool Stuff at the Monee Fire Department Open House
By Karen Haave There was some cool stuff going on at Monee Fire Department’s open house on Saturday. Oh, sure, there was the demonstration of the 100-foot tower ladder, which made everyone dizzy just watching it ascend into its full height. The ladder truck is valued at $2.5 million, by the way! And there were […]
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200U Trending in the Right Direction
By Jeff Vorva The three principals in Beecher School District 200U shared test scores from the previous school year and while there was a downturn in some areas, Mike Meyer, the high school principal, was the most disappointed. He gave a series of stats and graphs and summarized it with somewhat mixed feelings. “This is […]
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Area sports report: SXU football dominates Defiance
St. Xavier’s football team fell to a season-low 20th place in the NAIA national rankings and has a long climb to get back into the top 10 again. The Cougars took the first step on the first play of their Oct. 12 game as Mario Price took the opening kickoff and ran 77 yards. He […]
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Dominic Pisciotti, Mack Long rally Lyons past Downers North
One of the primary takeaways for Lyons coach Jon Beutjer from a dramatic 21-20 comeback win over Downers Grove North in Week 7 was seeing how his team reacted to adversity. Not only were the Lions (7-0, 5-0 West Suburban Silver) trailing 20-0 at halftime, they also committed four turnovers in the first half and […]
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Mike Walsh’s Football Top 10, Week 8
1. MARIST (6-1) Last week: Beat St. Ignatius 37-19 This week: vs. Marmion Comment: John McAuliffe and Jacob Ritter combine for 274 yards rushing and five TDs. 2. LYONS. (7-0) Last week: Beat Downers Grove North 21-20 This week: at York Comment: Lions rally from 20 down in third quarter against previously undefeated Trojans. 3. […]
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Union Power in Illinois: Shrinking Membership, Surging Political Clout
By KENT REDFIELD Professor emeritus of political science, University of Illinois Springfield There are three quick takeaways from a recently released report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) on the “State of the Unions” in Illinois. First, Illinois remains one of the most heavily unionized states (13th) in the nation. Second, during the past […]
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Rumble on Route 50 ends in Win for Manteno
By Jim Piacentini It was a tough game Friday night for both teams, but Panthers remained victorious their homecoming week with a final score of 21-7. Peotone wasn’t able to get out of the rough. It was their third straight defeat. Ruben Velasco threw for 83 yards on 18 attempts. Chase Rivera ran for […]